Books:

Book: Sean's Dream ("Slices of Life") by Singleton M. Tate
"Sean's Dream" is a book that tells the story of a young man, who's life was drastically propelled into shock from events that would define his life forever. Sean's finds himself within the confines of a dream... Now, is that a good or bad thing? Story Sample: It started out like a typical day, just a bit drab and cold, it seemed awfully cold for some strange reason. Sean IO is his name. Yeah, I [...]

Book: In His Time - A family love born of tragedy by Ronald S. Craig
Steve Gardener a successful businessman approaching age sixty lost the love of his life, his wife Linda three years prior. Nicole Avery is a seventeen year old runaway from a home she felt endangered in and thinking she'd left the man that assaulted her dead in her bedroom. They find the family in each other they were both seeking that triggers events beyond their expectations. It is a warm story [...]

Book: Twisted Family Holidays Collection by JR Wirth
Lose yourself in a book that will take on five different scenarios, all surrounding our favorite holidays. The Twisted Family Holidays collection is a series of five stories, which highlight strange and paranormal experiences that occur during popular holidays. Each of the tales within the collection is inspired by actual events, with much creative license, and are highly rated (4.4 to 5.0). The [...]

Book: Red Clover by Florence Osmund
2014 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree - He had felt like an outsider in his own family his entire life. Now twenty-six confused and emotionally bankrupt after suffering a childhood fraught with criticism and isolation Lee leaves his dysfunctional upper-class family to find his true self. Determined to cultivate a meaningful life, Lee discovers a world poles apart from the one he had left behind and an [...]

Book: Queen Anne's Lace - A novel about family relationships by Damaris West
Maternal love, filial love, romantic love but is that enough love to conquer adversity? The cottage, just near enough to the sea to give a 'sea feeling', was more than a holiday home to the McKay family; it was somewhere they all found peace and happiness in their differing ways. Just widowed and seeking relief from loneliness in the religious life of a convent, Isabel McKay offers the cottage to [...]

Book: Family O'Shea by Stephen Hazlett
Family O'Shea is a tragic/comic tale of the coming together of a disparate Irish-American family. John O'Shea, an Irishman living in America for sixty of his seventy-six years, learns that he is dying. Ever the loner, to the point of abandoning two families over the years, he has his secret regrets. In his mind his "Family" has never included anyone but himself. His two grown sons barely know [...]

Book: Every Step of the Way by Kit Domino
1952 in West London. A time of coffee bars and jukeboxes, Teddy boys and gang fights. As Christmas approaches, sixteen-year-old Beth Brixham has so much to look forward to. No more school, her first job, her first boyfriend. Instead, her world is thrown into darkness and chaos as the Great Smog descends over London, leaving in its wake a trail of death and disruption and changing Beth's life [...]

Book: A Mom - What is an Adoptive Mother? by Betsy & Carolyn Wilhelm
What is a mother? A mother is the same whether children are adopted or biological. In this story, the child has been adopted. It is written from the viewpoint of the child to help explain mother is the same in any family. Mom helps check under the bed for monsters, reads books, and watches movies with the girl. She does the same things every mother does. Visually, the images show a white mother [...]

Book: Trail to Glory - One Family's Journey West by Marilyn Meredith
Based on the author's family stories, three generations of dauntless women follow their hearts across the western plains. 1858 - Mary, the gentle eastern schoolteacher, loses her heart to a handsome trapper. They overcome the hardships of frontier life in Wisconsin to establish a family dynasty. 1880 - Wilhelmina, Mary's flame-haired daughter, kidnapped as a child by Indians, is renamed "Indian [...]

Book: Rose - A compelling story of love and family ties by Lilly Adam
Northamptonshire, 1865. The callous Sebastian Harper returns home from a hunting trip on Bushel Farm with the devastating news that his younger half-brother, Johnnie, has lost his life in a tragic accident. Sebastian has always believed that he should have been the sole inheritor of Bushel Farm when his father passed away, and now, with Johnnie out of the way, Sebastian is free to carry out his [...]

Book: Exit Plan by Mason Cook
An abusive husband, a terrified wife and three little reasons to be strong. Daniela Rossi believed she married into a fairytale. But things are not always as they appear and her cover of a Cinderella life is blown when her overbearing Italian family discover she is being mentally and physically abused by her husband Ivan. She rejects their insistence that she leave him as she holds fast to her [...]

Book: The Inconvenient Unborn by David Carter
England in the near future - though you may not like what you see. The Cazenoves and the Wilsons don't get along, leastways the parents don't - the teenage kids adore each other, most of the time, but when the oldest Wilson girl, Tracey, falls pregnant, sparks fly. Donald Cazenove just happens to be Freddie Wilson's boss, but Fred isn't without influence himself, being the senior shop steward, [...]

Book: Standing Firm - One Family's Fight Against Domestic Violence by Gerald C. Anderson, Sr.
She could have everything she ever wanted - if she signs away her soul. Lorraine "Raine" Davis wants to be a star. She's ready to do whatever it takes to get a record deal and pursue her dream - even if that means abandoning her family and falling into the hands of the shady Damien Black and his demonic organization. And when Damien offers her a record deal in return for own body, Raine is faced [...]

Book: Cordelia's Journey (Pierce Family Saga Book 1) by Hazel Hart
A brutal stepfather . . . A dying mother. . . A loving daughter who tries to save her - Kansas Territory, 1855 - In this coming-of-age story, thirteen-year-old Cordelia endures her stepfather's abuse until she learns her ailing mother is pregnant again. Fearing her mother will die in childbirth, she runs away, heading for Westport and her aunt, the only person who might be able to save her [...]

Book: Playing Charlie Cool (Trager Family Secrets Book 3) by Laurie Boris
"Such a great tale with actual conflict and true feelings. I loved this book and couldn't put it down." - Amazon reviewer "Very sweet story that was smartly written and kept me rooting for Charlie and Josh through the very end. Looking forward to more." - Amazon reviewer Playing Charlie Cool is a contemporary novel about Charlie Trager, a producer on a top-rated daytime television talk show. He's [...]

Book: Motherlove by Thorne Moore
One mother's need is another's nightmare 1990, and three woman are contemplating motherhood. Lindy is homeless and longs for a family. Heather is stressed and dreading another baby. Gillian is childless and aching. When two babies are born in Lyford hospital, it's the start of a new life for all three. For two, it's a dream come true. For the third, it's the beginning of a nightmare. 22 years [...]

Book: Nineteen Hundred Days by Florence Osmund
When twelve-year-old Ben's parents don't come home from work one day, he doesn't know what to think they've shown lack of responsibility before, but nothing like this. His six-year-old sister Lucy is more scared than he is and clings to him for support. Unwittingly fearful of the police and Child Protective Services, the children don't want to end up in foster homes and will do anything to avoid [...]

Book: Living with Markus by Florence Osmund
2016 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree - Forced to choose between cultivating a satisfying life for himself and rescuing his dysfunctional family members from their certain demise causes Marc to question the importance of family. Having put an embittered past behind him, Marc builds a successful landscaping business with clientele from the affluent suburbs of Chicago and starts to appreciate the finer [...]

Book: A Time for Silence by Thorne Moore
When Sarah, struggling to get over tragedy, stumbles across her grandparents' ruined farm, it feels as if the house has been waiting for her. She is drawn to their apparently idyllic way of life and starts to look into her family history only to learn that her grandfather, Jack, was murdered. Why has nobody told her? Sarah becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Gwen and Jack. But are [...]

Book: Playing House by Donna Brown
"Masters only did two seascapes before his hand was crushed." David and Emma Thomas have reached the end of the road. Only one thing is preventing them from parting ways: a painting they bought on honeymoon. Priceless to both of them, the only solution seems to be to find the second of the elusive Masters' seascapes and each carry away a piece of the past. Will an impromptu road trip set them [...]

Book: Shut Up & Kiss Me by Carolyn Hughey
What's hotter than a summer in New York City? Two sexy Italian chefs fighting over you, of course!Ellana Licari, a hopeless romantic, has her sights set on the tall, dark, and handsome chef Nick Soranno. With the help of the two meddling mamas, she's determined to show him she's 'The One' not that scrawny redhead who's rapidly becoming more than his casual 'flavor of the month.'Convincing Nick to [...]

Book: MEAN - A psychological thriller novelette by Renata F. Barcelos
Cassandra Connelly looks like a normal twenty-four-year-old girl. She seems sweet and shy. She works hard in two jobs and still finds time to do volunteer work. Nonetheless, there's something wrong within her. She has a lot of anger boiling inside, and a very problematic past, making her a dark, twisted woman. She hides her true self from the world, but there's someone Cassandra hates so much, [...]

Book: Tell a Thousand Lies by Rasana Atreya
Shortlisted for the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia Prize Tell A Thousand Lies is one of our five favourite tales from India. Glam Magazine, UK (June 2014) At a time when traditional publishers are churning out mindless bestsellers by celebrity (Indian) authors, it's such a treat to find an author who writes so engagingly and entertainingly and yet has something vital to say. -- Ashok Banker, author [...]

Book: Ratham Creek by Marie F. Martin
Ratham Creek, Historical/Romance/Suspense. Arianne Hollis figures tossing a rose in her husband's grave is the worst of all endings. Then reality sets in when she is forced to sell their home and use all her savings to clear his debts. To escape and come to terms with her future, she moves into an isolated cabin along Ratham Creek. In the quiet Montana setting and with a new job in the nearby [...]

Book: Good Intentions by Vicki M. Taylor
Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman's efforts to help a teenage mother. Megan, fourteen and pregnant, needed a mom. Tracy, thirty-nine and already raising a large family, gave her a home. Neither was ready for what happened next. Tracy Reynolds' life is not her own. She works the night shift at the hospital and has three boys, two girls and a husband who works the opposite shift [...]

Book: Affordable Florida - Single Family Homes Under $30,000 by Lawrence Matthews
Learn how a family went from bankruptcy to a modern single family home on Florida's sunny Gulf Coast - on a small budget. Follow their searches as they seek to escape renting, and see how they found opportunities that few know about. See how to do the right searches and avoid the pitfalls and scams - as well as the common mistakes. Finally, the author provides hundreds of direct links to these [...]

Book: A Friend of the Family by Beverly Olevin
A father's act of kindness invites an unexpected and possibly dangerous visitor into the tranquil small-town life of a family in Elgin, Illinois in the late 1950's. Seen through the eyes of the youngest daughter, this is a story of mystery, intrigue and tenderness. Told with warmth, humor and suspense, this is a touching true story of loyalties put to the test, and a portrait of a family facing [...]

Book: The World, the City, and the Wakemans by Richard French
The Wakemans Face a Nasty Challenge as they Strive to Make Improvements for Themselves and their City In this novel, members of the well-established and privileged Wakeman family strive to expand their influence on Botolph, the city they live in, and at the same time pull themselves out of mental, physical, and spiritual low points. Along the way, they learn about their own natures and what [...]

Book: The Fruits of the Spirit for Family Caregivers by Angela H. Holmes
The purpose of this book is to show you that God gave you a fruit basket full of attributes as a Christian caregiver to dementia sufferers. These attributes equip you as a Christian caregiver to endure the worst of days with a sense of knowing that God is with you throughout your day. You can apply one or many of these attributes to any given situation and turn it into a positive. I'm not [...]

Book: The Year of the Cicadas by Catie Hartsfield
The inspirational true story of a family, told by Catie, her son Bryant falls from a 180 foot cliff in the isolated back woods of the Gorge, forcing his younger brother, a friend and a lost boy-scout troop to find and rescue him. Catie had not been content with her life and had been praying for change, but not like this. The stress of the accident changes her views about herself, family, God and [...]

Book: Punished By Silence - A Cozy Mini-Mystery (Karma's Revenge Book 2) by Jwyan C. Johnson
When a twin girl goes missing, an anonymous request for the Clue Queen herself is granted. But Detective Dedra Kare finds the obstacles of her own past in this case first! She must emotionally outrun her flashbacks as the current investigation turns into a game of Hide-and-Seek but on a legal field of child custody, narcissistic parenting, and a single teddy bear. But with every hidden motive [...]

Book: Honor Code by Cathy Perkins
Is Beason missing...or running? In a small southern town where everyone normally knows each other's business, veteran detective Larry Robbins must solve the disappearance of eighty-year-old widower, African-American George Beason. When evidence arises that Beason may have left town on his own, it would be easy for Robbins to close the case, but his gut instinct tells him more's at stake. As he [...]

Book: Above The Horizon - Goodbye Brothers, I Love You by Lorraine Myers
Do you remember when your childhood best friend was your brother? I am one of millions of people who have lost brothers and sisters through illnesses, accidents and wars. This book is dedicated to the memory of my brothers and - brothers-in-law. Hopefully, sharing some of the good times and memories with my loved ones will remind others to love and spend time with family as often as possible. [...]

Book: Loving Harry by Joan Fallon
Fashion designer Carla has been too busy climbing the career ladder to sustain a long-term relationship - until she meets the charming, charismatic Harry Wilkinson, and falls deeply in love for the first time. There's only one problem: Harry is already married to Barbara, a stay-at-home wife who's been content until now to devote all her energies to looking after her husband and children. The [...]